Art and Architecture in Ladakh - Cross-Cultural Transmissions in the Himalayas and Karakoram

Art and Architecture in Ladakh presents the latest research on Ladakh's varied cultural inheritance. Edited by Erberto Lo Bue and John Bray, the topics of the collection's 17 papers range from prehistoric art to Buddhist murals and contemporary architectural conservation.

About the author

Erberto Lo Bue did research in Ladakh since 1978. He taught Indian and Central Asian Art History, and Tibetan as Associate Professor at Bologna University. His publications, including Wonders of Lo (Marg, 2010), are related chiefly to Tibetan and Himalayan art.
John Bray is President of the International Association for Ladakh Studies (IALS). His earlier publications include Ladakhi Histories (Brill, 2005), as well as research papers in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, Zentralasiatische Studien and The Tibet Journal.

Product details

• Assisted by: John Bray (Editor), Erberto F. Lo Bue (Editor)
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.05.2014
• EAN: 9789004271784
• ISBN: 978-90-04-27178-4
• No. of pages: 460
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 239 mm x 28 mm
• Weight: 816 g
• Series: Brill's Tibetan Studies Librar
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)